The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-11

the coming back TO q true and effective SOW
dependence and for the dignity Of the Apostolic
ss and mo peae
Catholicity. supremely Jealous of the liberty q
its head can n9ySr DO satisfied till sees his
We know, that men ,conversant with politics,
convinced BY the, evidence OF these things that
to tho Roman Pontificste. busy Themselves
with devislng other projects and eSpedients
forts are vain and bootless. and such must be
ovory expedient that will, In spite Of spocious
ls ana hf n the
and 10 e1trnsic Modification or relation re.
Il obviously easy to foresee cases in Which the
either by thy nredominance OF snbye ,Ts
purposes against the person and the authority
Of the Vicar Of Christ. or BY the yicissitudes
those might entail TO his detriment. Up 70 the
present the only one means employed by PROV.
s to 9 sGs IN Ssen sher a
the poniifis have always been peraecuted; i'm
ing themselves Obliged &c take the road to cap
'T Re Or sn e hors n the Church bears wit
ness to this. Nevertheiess some people rely
upon the action Of time rs II the prolongation
eeptabiel But the question, Of their freedom
Is for tho Popes and for tho entire CATHOLIC
Sss we may rest that
tho one and the other are determined to see
that freedom guaranteed snd guarantee, IN
that freedom otherwise. either do not, UNDER
stand or pretend not to understand the con.
OF her religious. her r.. moral. and her .soeIai
power. which Is never to be weakened by the
Injuries Of time or the prepoiency Of men 4
think of 1t in u right political sense they would
not contine their attention solely to the pros.
their own accord to the Roman fontif what he
50 Justly claims do away with 3, eondttsion Of
insure both the mighty interests OF Italy and
II Is not to he expected that this declaration
Of ours can be understood by the men who
have been brought up IN the hatred Of the
,heir native land. But ali those Who, not being
STEPPED in old,time pre!udices or who are not
appreciate rightly the teachings OF history ard
the traditions Of ttaly..all who do not separate
tine S tae ae bst o'
with the papacy lies for Italy the most fruitful
source of prosperity and greatness The pres
II is now unluestionably true-apd Italian
public men are constrained to confess it-tiat
es9 a"E s her. as oy sSf
abroad AZ home. dissatisfac,ion among
Christ held to be OF nc, account or openly mnde
little Of: mems consciences disturbed, the in
rightly n;lverse to the public Welfare. Abroad
the most. vital Interests Of ChrlslIanity arc
supreme pontiii,-,,lifficuities and dangers
which even in the political order; then en-.
with ali our hear, that our g county should be
preserved. Let the conflict be pu: an end to
by those who have the power to, end It and
proper place then al! these difficulties will at
once cease. Besides Italy will greatly profit
serves tho Maine Of ciyiIizati"n: for as italy
owes to Providence the fivor OF, being tho
greater abundance. provided she does not
Pssps are Won, TO oppose this saying
that In order to restore the Pontihcal sover.
eighty the great advantages ALREADY gained
modJrn progress as. of no account: in fact,
thai they should 20 buck to the mtldlo ages.
TO what advantage. inIesd, which would be
true and real good you'd the PontifGal SOY ~;
e6sn h Fl ans Is sas2s
to tho Papal rule were. fnr this very. reason.
more than ONCE saved from falling into the
served .physiognomy and manner which
were maniiestly italian. Nor could ii DO other
sss Mah at sAS ssy e? 70 H
nations because Of its sublime. universal and
psrpetqal mission, Is ina special m nan the
dence has here assigned to It,
II ever on that account the unity Of the
out ensepns nta no WITCH "ah
the Intrinsic merit of tho thing, and Placing
ourselves for the moment Oh the yery, ground
occupied bv our opponents-whefher this con-
dftion OF unity constitutes for the nations a
good SO absolute that without It there can bo
whether it he good 50 superior Tint It must
be preferred to all others2 Here the fact an
swers for us Of nations most aourIshinR pow
nor have now, that sort Of unity OF which there
is here question; besides, natural reason also
that the good 81 Justice. should prevail, be-
1sIs and , ,ba Of sss'ss and that
is connected. rs 1t here happens to be. with the
supreme good Of religion and Of the entire
room Tor hestaiion; i. with regard to Divine
Providence. It was y mark OF Its special predi-
IsSn tCw.rd Italy e have PLACED sEs a II hsr
which any nation would esteem, a great honor,
it is also The just and bounden duty Of Italians
from maint aiming that Institution 10 the CON
dition becoming to 1T. And this IL az the more
tha Without Etasr
mentioning other precious ADVANTAGES. Italy
would. by living in peace with the Pontiacate.
the basis Of every other species OF unity and
the fountainhead Of immense advantages
even In the social order.
The enemies OF the Pontlfical sovereignty
appeal also to civilization and progress. But
LET us understand each other at the outset.
What constitutes true progress for man must
be something conducive to his intellectual and
moral Improvement. or. at lcast, something
which docs not oppose Ii and Of q, this Kind Of
than the Church whose mission l. always to
impel man toward truth and right living:
move on the line Of this orbit is really
degrade man and throw. him back into
the savage state. or this Kind Of retro
erosion neither the Church, nor her Pontifrs,
whether In their quality OF Popes or In that OF
civil sovoreigns, can ever, fortunately for the
human race. become the promoters; But
human hun industry have yet discovered, or can
life; everything which fayors honorable trade
and the advancement Of public and private
truo liberty. worthy Of human nature; all that
homo In the OWL principality OF the
Popes. And the Popes themselves, once
nut again In possession OF the same